hope chest

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Recent Examples of hope chest Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025 While the tradition of a hope chest has its roots thousands of years ago, cedar became the material du jour thanks to its insect-repelling qualities. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024 My grad school dissertation explored hope chests and wedding traditions among Turkish women. Ayla Samli, Longreads, 14 May 2024 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope chest
Noun
  • In June 2025, the caisson program restarted following an $18 million overhaul by the Army.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025
  • The refurbishment included a complete overhaul, including a paint job, the repairing of caisson cracks, window and door replacements, cleaning and re-pointing of the foundation masonry, restoring all wood floors, and reconstruction of the intermediate landing between the bridge and gangway.
    Michael P. McKinney, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Brooches emerged from the jewel box, still precious but now used as a tool to elevate layering and style from the lapel up.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The jewel box–like property was created by combining a series of smaller hotels into this 32-room hideaway.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Somewhere in the Netflix vault is surely a complete video of this set that will likely see the light of day at some point in the future.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Some traders are warning that a looming shortage of physical silver in London’s vaults could drive prices even higher.
    Benzinga, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ex-England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff was lunching in the canteen during The Athletic’s visit.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bring your fastest tubes and maybe some cocoa in a canteen, too.
    Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Bagsmart Toiletry Bag delivers, with four spacious compartments, an exterior pocket, and a sturdy hook to keep your essentials organized and off the counter.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • An employee washing a stir-fry wok at the three-compartment sink skipped the sanitation step.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Chapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story.
    David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
Noun
  • Put all hard copies in a safe-deposit box or keep them at a separate property, or store all documentation in the cloud (never hurts to do both!).
    Janet Arzt, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Anyone with information about a Purple Heart return, particularly a safe-deposit box connected to Robert Cawthon, is urged to contact the Illinois treasurer’s office at claimantconnect@illinoistreasurer.gov.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025

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“Hope chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope%20chest. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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